Show RAISES BLOCKADE BLOCK nDE of PORT FIRST CHIEF TAKES ACTION IN TIME TO PREVENT CLASH WITH AMERICANS had been advised that united states was ready to open port by force to insure freedom of communication washington president wilson it has as determined that all the rival factions in mexico shall be compelled it if feces sary not only to respect the lives and property of foreigners but to insure freedom of commercial communication between the united states and its southern neighbor this policy enunciated in the last two notes sent to general carranza concerning the situation at mexico city was further developed by the dispatch of 0 a communication informing the mexican chief that unless the gunboat zaragoza was waa recalled from its attempted blockade of the port of progreso the president of the united states would be constrained to issue instructions to the commander of the armored cruiser des to pro pre aw ft t any interi interference arence with american ships gling aping to ge or fram the port the purpose of this note apparently was achieved before it reached vera vcra cruz for the navy department received word monday that the zaragoza hail had put back to vera cruz on account of the street of weather the opinion of officials is that there will be no further attempt to blockade |